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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse's home 2026 football schedule is difficult but enticing. All five FBS teams that will visit the JMA Wireless Dome appear in at least one prominent way-too-early Top 25 projection.
The six-game road schedule has one more game than ideal but looks manageable otherwise. In addition to UConn, SU will have road trips to Boston College, North Carolina, N.C. State, Pitt and Virginia.
Three opponents are appearing regularly in way-too-early Top 25s: Notre Dame, Louisville and SMU.
Three other opponents are showing up sporadically: California, Clemson and Virginia.
It's not a murderer's row without Miami but it's not a particularly simple path for the Orange, either.
Below is a look at where each of SU's opponents stands on the heels of the 2026 schedule release:
Home
Sept. 5 vs. New Hampshire (8-5 in 2025): Syracuse hasn't lost to an FCS team since before the FBS/FCS split in 1978. This year shouldn't be any different.
New Hampshire dual-threat quarterback Matt Vezza entered his name into the transfer portal this offseason, and...
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